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title: "The Abbess of Whitby: A novel of Hild of Northumbria"
brand: "jill dalladay"
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# The Abbess of Whitby: A novel of Hild of Northumbria

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The Abbess of Whitby: A novel of Hild of Northumbria

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## Customer Reviews

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    Engrossing fictionalized account of an outstanding woman in a turbulent time
  

*by G***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2017*

This fictional account of the life of Hild, the Founder and abbess of Whitney, is an engrossing reading pleasure.  The first two sections, and the most riveting, are almost entirely fiction as Dallaway begins Hild's story as a young girl who is chosen to be the year's Eostre maiden.  As a grandniece of King Edwin, Hild lives a somewhat privileged life (privileged for that day and age) serving Queen Ethelburga.  She is later married off to a hostage from the Gododden tribes who is actually a war leader.  This is certainly not what she wanted but female members of the King's family did not question decisions made about whom they were to marry. The second  part describes her life as the wife of this war leader and her adaptation to a new life.  Although there is no historical information about Hild's early life, Dalloway depiction of life in this warlike society is vivid.  She brings to life the warrior kings Edwin, Oswin, and Oswald, as well as the early Christian leaders Paulinus, Aidan, and Colman.It is in the third section, depicting Hild's life as a Christian and founder of two missions and the Abbey at Whitby, where the novel loses some of its force and vitality.  It is still interesting, but it is as if Dalladay had to cover the last thirty years of Hild's life getting in all the known facts.  Describing in greater detail  Hild's religious development and her actual work training others would have kept the story at the same level of intensity of the first two parts.  The famous Synod of Whitby where the conflict between the Roman Church and the Celtic Church came to a head also deserved more detail.  However, the novel is exceptionally crafted and brings to life real people and events (the characterization of Wilfred is particularly vivid) of a tumultuous time.  Readers who are knowledgeable about the time will enjoy this novel.  Readers for whom the 7th century is a vast unknown should still enjoy a well told tale but might want to look up information about the kings, the religious leaders, and the events of this violent, turbulent  yet fascinating age.

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    Great!
  

*by B***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2020*

Great story!

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    Truly a special read
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 17, 2016*

This a wondrous trip through 7th century Britain accompanying Hild as she evolves from her pagen life to the role of Abbess in the early Christian Church. Excellent writing...a pleasure to read.

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